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New (to me) Caterham questions

I just purchased my first Caterham two days ago and had several questions. It is a 2001 SV with Zetec.

1) I plan on using this car on track a few days soon ... Are there any inspections I should do on a Cat above and beyond the normal tire checks and brake pad wear checks?

2) The brakes feel a little anemic compared to what I was expecting ... Very low initial bite ... Is this a normal feeling for a Cat? Lots of pad left and I plan on doing a brake fluid flush just for my own sanity before hitting the track ... Any other things I should look at brake wise?

3) I would like to change all lights on this car to LED ... Headlights, tail lights, turn signals ... Is there a good source for info on how to do this properly?

Congrats on your new Cat. If its a 2001, you may want to check the expiration dates on your Harnesses. Some Tracks require in Date harnesses. Same for Helmet date.

Arm restraints are often required as well. Do a complete Nut and bolt check. Things shake loose on these cars often. Roll bar height above your helmet can also be an issue, you can remove the bottom cushion and put some foam, etc to get you lower.

Make sure your tires are good. Brake pedal feel on my two cars is firm and firmer. MYMV.

Car should not leak. Positive battery post should have a cover or tape over it.

- make sure the battery is secured properly - tech inspection usually finds that one.

- Once you have changed the fluid and done a full brake bleed then the remaining soft pedal feel is normal if you have the regular road master cylinder. My CSR feels the same. You just have to dial yourself into the feel of the pedal. They will stop you (mine do at least). Tom is using the Caterham race master cylinders in both his cars which is a nice upgrade over the Caterham road spec master cylinder if you feel you need it.

- The oil pressure gauge sender has been known to go on the fritz so don't panic if it quavers or reads abnormal. Gauge senders break (and more frequently) before the engines. That said, keep an eye on oil pressure if you are wet sump or running an accusump.

Videos are my specialty ... Trying to figure out how to get telemetry that I can overlay ... In the meantime, what is the hose coming off the valve cover and routed to a resevoir down below? Should the reservoir have a cap?

More complicated are things like RaceChrono, AIM Solo or full on data loggers.

But for initial effort why not look at Harry's app for your phone. Either video with the phone. Or use a separate camera and then export the phone app data to a CSV file and overlay onto video using Dashware (I think it may be free now) or RaceRender.

I've been using Harry's and syncing it with video from my GoPro 4 ... The syncing isn't perfect and I have found that the data acquisition from the Bluetooth OBDII dongle I was using wasn't consistent ... Wanted something that could show throttle and brake position, not just speed ... Was thinking Aim or Vbox

If the car has been tracked or autocross with R Comp tires in the past I would check each weld on the De Dion tube especially the welds that hold the end plates on. Check the De Dion aluminum ears, you likely have the old style that have a large hole in them rather than a web, these crack through and that leads to a rear tire going in a different direction. Again, if you are going to run R Comps I would install an Accusump or similar device as it is easy to starve the engine of oil in long sweeping turns.

Congrats on the purchase, I hope you have a huge amount of fun with it.
To add to other suggestions of what to check / what can come loose: The Carb mounts on mine slackened off on one of the NJMP track days, but this is likely less of an issue with injection. It's also useful to check the rear Dedion "A" arm mounting bolts - I had one come slack, but thankfully it gives a usefully loud reminder "clunk" before falling off. I would also check alternator belt if you are going to be running it at higher revs than usual, not catastrophic if it fails but a bit annoying.
Some of the other members have had overheating / coolant loss issues at track days, searching previous threads will link to the symptoms and cures.

Congrats on the purchase, I hope you have a huge amount of fun with it.
To add to other suggestions of what to check / what can come loose: The Carb mounts on mine slackened off on one of the NJMP track days, but this is likely less of an issue with injection. It's also useful to check the rear Dedion "A" arm mounting bolts - I had one come slack, but thankfully it gives a usefully loud reminder "clunk" before falling off. I would also check alternator belt if you are going to be running it at higher revs than usual, not catastrophic if it fails but a bit annoying.
Some of the other members have had overheating / coolant loss issues at track days, searching previous threads will link to the symptoms and cures.

Thanks for that tip, I did get a bit of a "clunk" while driving home the other day, and I was thinking possibly the diff... But I will check the bolts you mentioned first.